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I think we can all agree that this is the start of Alonso's title fight. 100% '25 WDC confirmed.
Poll: Official 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix Race Thread - Autodromo Enzo E Dino Ferrari - Race 7/24
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Wouldn't that be something, a rookie winning the WDC.
Norris reported issues inside his cockpit keeping his legs secure so let's see what he and the team say. But if his legs weren't secure then no doubt it would cause an impairment to driving
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Classic race driver excuses from Norris. 
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He reported the issue before he commenced his final qualifying run, the team and him were discussing how to resolve it over the radio. I would think it quite disconcerting to have your legs flailing about in the cockpit whilst in 5g corners.Classic race driver excuses from Norris.
But it is what it is, he stated after quali he just wasn't quick enough and slower than his P3 tim.e
The FIA have said the following about Bearmans time:
"The red flag was set at 16:32.17.6 seconds. Bearman crossed the line at 16:32.20.9 seconds with the abort signal/red flag showing on the start gantry."
Which seems to contradict the TV footage, but hey ho this is the FIA.
"The red flag was set at 16:32.17.6 seconds. Bearman crossed the line at 16:32.20.9 seconds with the abort signal/red flag showing on the start gantry."
Which seems to contradict the TV footage, but hey ho this is the FIA.
I lost faith in anything the FIA seize anymore.
Seeing reports that the FIA are taking their timing from the start/finish gantry, rather than the actual point where the end of the timed lap is counted from.
It clearly isn't Hamilton. Yes, Leclerc is a bit faster at the moment but I expected him to be. Lewis was only a tenth and a half off one of the fastest qualifiers on the grid today, and both cars went out in q2.
The car is awful. I don't understand how they dropped so much down the order after almost winning the constructors and winning races last season!
Such a waste of two of the best drivers on the grid.
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If Ferrari **** away Leclerc's talent without ever giving him a car to fight for a title (for an entire season) I'll always feel extremely bitter.
Also, rather comically, I saw that Leclerc's time last year in SF24 was quicker than his time this year in the newer 'improved' SF25 car.
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They have, somehow, gone backwards. What a mess.
Yeh, he's still very good. I'd say he's not going to beat the younger very gifted drivers in qualy now simply because of his age.
If Ferrari had a good car, both drivers would deliver points by the boat load. A real waste.
I don't believe they have gone backwards it's more likely others have moved forward just look at Williams for example.
LH has never been great when he doesn't have a car that is perfect for him it's just that people have forgotten this and look at all his glory of when he had the best.
Leclerc himself we have seen cracks under pressure it would have been interesting to see if Saintz had still been in that car if he would have out performed both.
Ferrari tends to do better in the race anyway if they don't make mistakes in the team so lets see.
Sainz must be loving this. Ditched by Ferrari for what in my opinion was a very strange choice outperforming Ferrari at Italy.
Great stuff.
This is piastris WDC imo. Norris isn't fast enough or mentally strong enough to handle it. Piastri has both. Really should have put a bet on him to win a WDC in 3 years or something when he joined mclaren. Really liked him since that alpine controversy where he handled home self so well.
Great stuff.
This is piastris WDC imo. Norris isn't fast enough or mentally strong enough to handle it. Piastri has both. Really should have put a bet on him to win a WDC in 3 years or something when he joined mclaren. Really liked him since that alpine controversy where he handled home self so well.
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I agree with this to a certain degree but I don't think it has to be perfect, he got some good results out of the McLaren in early 2009 when it was off pace and still generally outperformed his team mates when the car wasn't perfect (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
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Huh? The red light on the board to the left of the track is clearly visible before he crossed the line?
I was going off the Alex Brundle analysis on F1 TV where he showed the board on the gantry lighting after he crossed the timing line.
Sky Germany showed video paused just before the line with a board showing red visible, but I can't find the video online to show it. *shrug*
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